Saturday, June 14, 2008

Shrek's Scottish accent cost Dreamworks $5 million

Entertainment Weekly has a long article in this week's issue, basically saying Mike Myers is a jerk. I don't think they dug up anything that hasn't been written many times before, but I hadn't heard this:

Myers' clout extended beyond Austin Powers. Midway through production on Shrek, he decided the ogre should speak with a Scottish accent — an inspired notion that cost DreamWorks roughly $5 million in wasted animation.

You can read the whole article here.

I'm pleased to say the same issue of EW lists Camp Camp, which I recommend earlier this week, as one of nine "musts" this week.

(My favorite Mike Myers movie is So I Married An Axe Murderer.)

1 comment:

  1. It's not THAT bad. I mean, Dreamworks is loaded, and can you really imagine Shrek without a Scottish Accent? I'm glad he did it!

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